Maintenonia blignautae
Species of gastropod
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Maintenonia blignautae is a species of sea snail in the family Columbellidae. It is known only from the coast of South Africa.
| Maintenonia blignautae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbellidae |
| Genus: | Maintenonia |
| Species: | M. blignautae |
| Binomial name | |
| Maintenonia blignautae (Kilburn, 1998) | |
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Taxonomy and history
This species was first described as Anachis blignautae in 1998 by Richard Kilburn, based on two juvenile specimens collected from crayfish traps.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Maintenonia blignautae is a marine species known from the continental slope off Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The type specimen was collected at a depth of 600 m (2,000 ft).[2]
